TEHRAN
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Wednesday warned Saudi Arabia that it had made a "big mistake" in Yemen.
“The Saudis have committed a big mistake in Yemen and the consequences of the crimes they have committed will certainly backfire on them," he said during a meeting in Tehran with Iraqi President Faud Masum, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
In March, Saudia Arabia launched air strikes against Yemen’s Shia Houthi rebels after they overran the capital Sanaa in September and expanded their influence to other parts of the country.
According to the UN, the conflict has killed more than 1,400 people, many of them civilians. Iran has been accused of supporting the Houthi insurgency.
The warring sides began a five-day humanitarian cease-fire on Tuesday evening.
Khamenei also praised the "unprecedented" ties between Iraq and Iran, a sentiment echoed by Masum on his first visit to Tehran since he took office last summer, IRNA said.
